It takes very little persuasion to make me wear stripes and the stripe of the sailor Breton variety is my all time favourite wardrobe staple. It’s also the kind of style that would suit all dogs and and both sexes so for the ultimutt ‘her and fur’ pairing we’re loving theAhoy navy and white stripe dog collar from Ditsy Petwith prices starting at £10.95 upwards (matching lead also available) and for you, theAlburgh Breton Tee from Jack Willspriced at £34.50. Now who’s got a private luxury yacht for a dog-day at sea?

Inspired by our recent visit to Crufts and their Discover Dogs zone, we've decided to bring you a new feature, Breed Focus, which spotlights a different dog breed each month. While we were dazzled by the Crufts Best in Show winner the Basset Griffon Vendeen, it seemed only fair that the Boston Terrierwas the star of our first breed focus given that we spend every day with one.

Call us old fashioned but we do love a hot water bottle. They’re just so comforting on cold days when you just can’t seem to get warm and are great for providing some relief from aches and pains – my grandma swore by them and she always knew best.